Caruthersville, Missouri

Caruthersville, Missouri
Ward Avenue downtown
Ward Avenue downtown
Location within Pemiscot County and Missouri
Location within Pemiscot County and Missouri
Coordinates: 36°10′53″N 89°39′59″W / 36.18139°N 89.66639°W / 36.18139; -89.66639
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPemiscot
IncorporatedMay 18, 1874
Named forSamuel Caruthers (U.S. Congressman)
Government
 • MayorSue Grantham (2023)
Area
 • Total5.24 sq mi (13.56 km2)
 • Land5.16 sq mi (13.36 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation269 ft (82 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,562
 • Density1,078.32/sq mi (416.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63830
Area code573
FIPS code29-11692[3]
GNIS feature ID2393761[2]
Websitewww.caruthersvillecity.com

Caruthersville is a city in and the county seat of Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States, located along the Mississippi River in the Bootheel region of the state's far southeast. The population was 5,562, according to the 2020 census.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caruthersville, Missouri
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

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